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UK’s Big Tech regulator ‘to boost switching, cut killer acquisitions’

TechCrunch

However the government still hasn’t confirmed exactly when it expects to legislate to empower the Digital Markets Unit (DMU) — saying only that it will introduce legislation to put it on a statutory footing “in due course.” UK to set up ‘pro-competition’ regulator to put limits on big tech.

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2019 in Review: The Toronto Tech Sector Makes it Big

BrainStation Technology

2019: Toronto Year in Review. After years of unprecedented progress in Toronto’s tech scene, 2019 brought Canada’s biggest city yet another year of breakneck growth, big-money deals, and major-league startup success. Here are some of the most important trends and stories from a busy 2019 in Toronto tech.

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Black Swan analyzes social media to predict which products will be successful

TechCrunch

While founded long before the pandemic, Steve King says that Black Swan Data , the data science and tech company that he helped co-launch in 2011, is well-suited to the current environment. Prior to co-founding Black Swan, King was a technical director at creative agency Digital Jigsaw. to start Black Swan. .” ”

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Beware the leviathans

David Heinemeier Hansson

I've been pleading with antitrust authorities around the world to do something about Big Tech for years now. My concern is rather that the sovereign leviathans of the world, be it the EU or the US, might not exactly share as many interests with free market advocates as it appears on the surface. Welcome to our world , Apple.

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2019 in Review: The Toronto Tech Sector Makes it Big

BrainStation Technology

2019: Toronto Year in Review. After years of unprecedented progress in Toronto’s tech scene, 2019 brought Canada’s biggest city yet another year of breakneck growth, big-money deals, and major-league startup success. Here are some of the most important trends and stories from a busy 2019 in Toronto tech.

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Omnichannel Strategy: How to Create an Integrated Customer Experience

Altexsoft

Omnichannel interaction scenario Various studies show that in the age of digital transformation, consumers use a mix of channels to interact with brands. The digital marketing company Safari Digital states that 43 percent of users do an online search from their smartphone while in the store. Train your team.